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Feed vs. Fed

Feed

/fiːd/
To give food to a person or animal

Examples:

Can you feed the cat, please?Parents must feed their children nutritious food.

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This word has no antonyms

Fed

To provide food or nourishment to someone or something

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Ways to tell them apart:

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  • The word feed is present tense while fed is past tense.
  • Remember feed like giving food now, for example, I feed the dog every morning.
  • Use fed to recall something that happened before, such as I fed the dog yesterday.
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